Positive Body Image Symposium 2022

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

2:00-6:00 p.m., online via Zoom

Registration Link: https://forms.gle/Dv5Us46ZCBWy1ruQ8

The symposium will feature renowned researchers and lecturers with expertise in body image. The sessions will offer Continuing Education Credits (CE’s) with certificates, $25.00 for 3 CE's or $10.00 per session for 1 CE per attended session. The Positive Body Image Symposium is free to the ISU community—faculty, staff, and students—and to the general public.

Session Schedule

2:00 p.m. What is Positive Body Image? Janette Olsen, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Health Education Director, ISU Department of Community & Public Health, College of Health Professions 

2:30 p.m. Embodied Movement - Molly Jorgensen, MFA, CLMA, SME/T, Adjunct Faculty, Brigham Young University - Idaho, founder and owner of MBody Movement

3:30 p.m. Identity Re-creation and Body Image - Janette Olsen, Ph.D., Associate Professor, ISU Department of Community & Public Health, College of Health Professions

4:30 p.m. Building a Positive Body Image Culture in Athletics: What Coaches, Parents, and Athletes Need to Know - Natalie Christensen, MS, RD, CSSD, LD, ISU Sports Dietitian

5:20 p.m. Student Athlete Perspectives Panel: Building a Positive Body Image - Student athletes, moderated by Natalie Christensen

5:50: Closing Remarks - Janette Olsen